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Rating - 2/5 Australian pop artist Jack Errington releases a new single ‘Drunk and High’, the latest in a long line of sad party tunes that are highly prevalent in the charts. It’s a typical mix of stripped-back instrumental parts, sparse beats, and of course a heavy focus on the vocals to carry the identity... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Knuckle Puck has certainly come back with a bang on their highly anticipated third album 20/20. The album kicks off with the title track 20/20 and is lead by a soft melodic introduction on the guitar to be the foundation for vocalist Joe Taylor to spread a positive message that everything is... Continue Reading →
Bandcamp - https://wishfulthinkingnj.bandcamp.com/album/after-hours Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Wishful51/?epa=SEARCH_BOX Instagram - https://instagram.com/wishfulthinkingnj?igshid=12cqm9yjm0sl7 Rating - 4.5/5 After Hours’ is the debut LP from Jersey pop-punk outfit Wishful Thinking; a follow up to the 2016 EP ‘We’re Not Alone’ previously reviewed on Faultline. That EP was a good showcase of the band’s sound, a taster of what they could be... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Jon Anderson has one of the more distinctive voices in music. His work with Yes is legend, and if you haven’t heard “Owner of a Lonely Heart” then I’m going to suggest you’re lying, you didn’t realize it was Yes you were listening to, or you’ve been living in a cave for... Continue Reading →
Creating new music and progressing forward as an artist can come with its changes. Projecting your new creativity to the world can leave an artist with some reflection. Grace Keeling experienced exactly this and now resides under the name "Greysha" allowing her to portray her life experiences and storytelling in music the most organic way... Continue Reading →
Rating - 2.5/5 Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts have just released a single off their latest album, Nowhere To Go But Everywhere, which comes out September 18 through Wicked Label. The song is called, "Oh No," and it features American singer/songwriter Kay Hanley, who gives the song a nice touch of "sing along" energy as... Continue Reading →
Rating - 3.5/5 Cat SFX’s track ‘Doom Generation’ is a dark pop track with some heavier sounding influences in the vein of NIN, Placebo et al. It’s a classic “rage against” track, exploring social and political issues. In Cat’s own words: Doom Generation is a commentary on my personal experiences of mental health issues, big... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 ‘Folklore’ is the latest offering from Taylor Swift, which as you can imagine from the name, borrows heavily from the folk tradition. It’s a collection of stories, self reflection and assorted musings set to a backdrop of downbeat, alternative folk and dream pop. Aaron Dessner and Jack Antanoff are credited as co-writers... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/4RLFV8ILaUuAysAUjDOQfN Saga is the third single from Gürl, a triumvirate comprising Joshua Dalton, Seb Pelter and Jonny Turner. The single is a slow burner and it builds from a sparse darkness into something slightly more vocal and visceral, the piano giving it soul and a thread that runs through it... Continue Reading →
Rating - 1/5 Welsh pop-punk outfit Neck Deep return with ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’. Billed as a concept album, the group delve into exploring themes through the lens of fictional protagonists in what we can only assume was supposed to be a sunny-yet-fractured charming set of reflections on existence. It’s a lofty ambition to “do... Continue Reading →
